Directed Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks: Concept and Quality

作者:Xu, Changqing; Bai, Xiaole; Ding, Lei; Teng, Jin; Chellappan, Sriram; Xuan, Dong*
来源:Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, 2011, 11(3-4): 173-197.

摘要

In this paper, we introduce Directed Coverage (D-Coverage for short), a new concept of coverage for wireless sensor networks. D-Coverage is the coverage provided by a sensor network monitoring an area between two boundaries through which an intruder attempts to penetrates the area. We also study how to measure the quality of D-Coverage. Our first measurement approach is a simple, projection-based one. Our second, more comprehensive approach is based on Markov chains. These approaches can accurately evaluate the quality of D-Coverage as well as provide sound guidelines for sensor network deployment and run-time repair to achieve desired D-Coverage quality.